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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1963
Page
2
The Mount Dora bowling club notes the June 13 death of Perce Arnold in Portland Maine where he lived and worked. Final rites were in Bergen New York near Rochester. The club offers sympathy to Mrs. Arnold and contributes to a cancer fund in his memory.
Twenty years ago Lieutenant Robert Campbell stationed at Orlando with the AAFSAT lost his billfold near Mount Dora. Over two thousand acres in Montverde were part of a major land sale. Lake County employed 1,109 people on a Payroll Savings Plan across 24 firms. The Mount Dora Home Demonstration Club sponsored a canning vegetables project for shortages. Airplane spotters are active in Lake County for air raids or pilot rescues. Ten years ago Mount Dora endured severe spring storms. The IceHouse Players started the Walter J. Patton Memorial Fund. Rev. Robert M. Blackburn left for Trinity Methodist Church in DeLand. Roy Christopher became Lake County Red Cross chairman. One year ago Mount Dora began enforcing occupational license tax. A Tallahassee building will be named for Sen. Charley Johns for Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Sheriff's Bureau and Corrections.
Advice highlights hardy Florida annuals that resist disease and heat. Gaillardia and Calliopsis provide bright blooms, Balsam seeds scatter when ripe, Marigolds stay vibrant to frost, Petunia covers winter to summer.
Ten Mount Dora teams compete in two days of Red and Black play at Eustis and nearby venues. Smith and Nolet Owen win the Monday playoff and Owen Smith take the Tuesday Black tournament while Kinsman Peter claim the Red second prize and several teams post strong scores. Community notes report hospital returns, recoveries, and travel cards from members including Becher and Shorb families.
A health article urges expectant mothers to seek early prenatal care with regular doctor visits and guidance on diet and rest to prevent complications. It also offers garden planting tips highlighting sun-loving annuals such as Portulaca, Torenia, Zinnia, and multiple varieties of chrysanthemums to color summer beds.
At Roseborough Elementary a spring assembly awarded 83 sixth graders with promotion certificates to Mount Dora Junior High School for the fall term. Scholarships honored Charles Clement Rebecca Ryder and Nancy Ham for arithmetic. Martha Willis Gregory Surlinga Susan Seitsma Laurie Knorr for language. Nancy King Candace Montgomery Albion Land Marilyn Miller for reading. others received science social studies and physical education awards.
A reflective note warns against overestimating personal importance, urging humility and perspective amid ambition.
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